Bielema Confident Badgers Can Bounce Back
Bret Bielema is confident his team can bounce back after losing a heartbreaker 37-31 to Michigan State on Saturday.
| Final - 10.22.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Badgers | 14 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
| Michigan St. Spartans | 0 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 37 |
Stories
The Stomach Punch
Trying to make sense of Saturday's thrilling loss by Wisconsin at Michigan State.
Badger Bits: Why do you build me up buttercup, just to let me down?
For a brief moment Keith Nichol and I were locked on each other's wavelength, filled with the same uncertain dread that things have suddenly gone very wrong. Via SI's Andy Staples: Not like this. N...
Badgers don't have time for pain
The Badgers will need to refocus on Ohio State quickly if they want to bounce back from a 37-31 loss in East Lansing.
Linking Laconically Is Revelling in the Day After
Michigan State links for the day after the Spartans' victory over Wisconsin.
Rick Reilly Writes Awful Column, Dooms Oklahoma and Wisconsin
Rick Reilly hates the BCS, which is the nicest thing I've ever said about it.
HEARTBREAK IN EAST LANSING
Touchdown or not, the Badgers' national title aspirations likely died in East Lansing Saturday night.
College GameDay Signs in East Lansing
ESPN College GameDay was in East Lansing, and we took a few pictures of signs.
Preview -- Wisconsin at Michigan State
A preview of the much anticipated game between Michigan State and Wisconsin.
Badgers Not Focusing On Revenge
Bret Bielema wants his team to show how far they've come since their last conference loss.
MSU's Gholston suspended for Saturday's game
The Spartans will be without their top defensive end against the Badgers.
Badger Bits: This week's build-up seems all too familiar
So this is what it is like to be the hunted. Kind of nice. People start mentioning you in the same breath as national championships and Heisman trophies and occasionally sportswriters toss in a...
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 14 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
| Michigan St. | 0 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 37 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| 8:48 left: Wisconsin Touchdown - 9-yard pass from Russell Wilson pass to Jacob Pedersen. (Philip Welch extra point is good). |
| 8:48 left: |
| 7:42 left: Wisconsin Touchdown - 9-yard run by Montee Ball. (Philip Welch extra point is good). |
| 7:42 left: |
| Quarter 2 |
| 13:10 left: Michigan State Safety - Intentional Grounding penalty by Russell Wilson in the end zone. |
| 11:22 left: Michigan State Touchdown - 34-yard run by Keshawn Martin. (Dan Conroy extra point is good). |
| 11:22 left: |
| 1:20 left: Michigan State Touchdown - 35-yard pass from Kirk Cousins to B.J. Cunningham. (Dan Conroy extra point is good). |
| 1:20 left: |
| 0:37 left: Michigan State Touchdown - Punt blocked recovered in the end zone by Bennie Fowler. (Dan Conroy extra point is good). |
| 0:37 left: |
| Quarter 3 |
| 8:29 left: Wisconsin Field Goal - 33-yarder by Philip Welch. |
| Quarter 4 |
| 10:58 left: Michigan State Touchdown - 15-yard pass from Kirk Cousins pass to Keshawn Martin. (Kirk Cousins pass to BJ Cunningham for the two-point conversion). |
| 10:58 left: |
| 8:10 left: Wisconsin Touchdown - 22-yard run by Russell Wilson. (Philip Welch extra point is good). |
| 8:10 left: |
| 1:26 left: Wisconsin Touchdown - 2-yard pass from Russell Wilson to Montee Ball. (Philip Welch extra point is good). |
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| Team statistics | Wisconsin | Michigan St. |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 28:29 | 31:31 |
| First Downs | 23 | 18 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 14-21 2 | 22-31 0 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 220 41 | 109 32 |
| Punt Return Yards | 41 | 36 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 2 1-0 2 | 1 2-1 0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 6-40 | 0-0 |
| Punts-Average | 3-27.7 | 7-38.0 |
